UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF FLORIDA v. WOOTEN

No. AZ-476.

468 So.2d 1056 (1985)

UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF FLORIDA and Royal Insurance Company of America, Appellants, v. James D. WOOTEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert M. Frierson of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, Fort Myers, for appellants.

Dudley Burton, Sanibel, for appellee.


JOANOS, Judge.

Employer and carrier contend the deputy commissioner improperly adjudicated the issue of entitlement to permanent total disability (PTD) benefits and awarded attorney's fees when the right to compensation was not controverted and the employer and carrier had voluntarily paid benefits before claimant Wooten filed his claim. We agree and vacate that portion of the order awarding PTD benefits and reverse the award of attorney's fees.

Wooten suffered...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases